Baron Roden et al. in Rome - 24 November, 1820

from Diary of Mary Berry, 24 November 1820, page 266:

In the evening went to Le Baron Roden, the Hanoverian Minister. There was music; the performers, one of the daughters of the house, Madame d’Appony, and a Madame Marconi, the most extraordinary contralto voice I ever heard. She sang formerly at the theatre, is German by birth, and is now married to a German painter settled at Rome, and only sings for her friends.

cite as

Mary Berry, Diary of Mary Berry, 24 November 1820. In Lady Theresa Lewis, Lady Theresa Lewis and Lady Theresa Lewis (ed.), Extracts of the Journal and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the Year 1783 to 1852, volume 3 (London, 1865), p. 266. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1542976209927 accessed: 11 December, 2024

location of experience: Rome

Listeners

Mary Berry
Author, literary hostess, Playwright
1763-1852

Listening to

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vocal music performed by Countess d'Apponyi, Madame Marconi, a daughter of Baron Roden

Experience Information

Date/Time 24 November, 1820
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:30:10 +0000
Approved on Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:23:12 +0000